Big has taken over everything in the economy of this country. As an economics major in college, my favorite academic book was “Small is Beautiful,” by E.F. Schumacher. It was about approaching economics as if people mattered. Unfortunately, this book is not required reading for economics majors these days.

Though there are still some family farms, locally grown food does not have easy access. The grocery store chains in Maine should have sections marked with signs showing which food is locally grown. I shop at Royal River Market in Freeport as much as possible to buy local food, and also go to Pineland’s food market, but other markets like Shaw’s and Hannaford are places I shop when I can’t find something at the other stores.

Pineland Farms’ cheeses are so good — much better than the Signature and Hannaford brands in the bigger chain markets. While it is sad that Pineland has ended its dairy farm, it was good to know that it will continue making cheese that will hopefully be sold to all markets.

Again, based on economics, people try to buy the cheapest things they can, which supports the big corporations. We need to spend more to support local businesses, not support the trillionaires.

Angela King-Horne
Pownal